Prep spotlight: Hawknadoes stay unbeaten with win

Thursday

Seth Tavernor scored what ended up being the game-winning goal in the first half and helped Riverton High School beat Lutheran 3-0 in a nonconference boys soccer match on Thursday.

Tavernor’s goal was assisted by Joseph Nibbe.

Brennan Smith added the Hawknadoes’ second goal of the first half off an assist from Tavernor.

Kaleb Rutter added an insurance goal in the second half. Sophomore Devin Fletcher, who has taken on a starting role in the injury absence of senior and older brother Brady Fletcher, added an assist on Rutter’s goal.

Riverton goalkeeper Matt Martin stopped three shots for the shutout as the Hawknadoes stayed unbeaten at 8-0-1.

IN OTHER NEWS: PEYTON LANNING had eight saves for Lincoln, including blocking a penalty kick in the final four minutes against Mattoon to preserve a 1-1 Apollo Conference tie. . . . CARTER FORMEA scored twice and BEN HUSTON had two assists for Springfield High in a 4-1 victory against Quincy Notre Dame at Lee Field.

VOLLEYBALL

Wade, Hilltoppers down Bulldogs

MOUNT PULASKI — Isabella Wade recorded 11 assists, seven digs, three kills and had two aces to lead Mount Pulaski to a 25-7, 25-11 Tomahawk Conference win over Greenview.

Cassidy Clark had a team-best five kills for the Hilltoppers.

Taylor Trimmer had five digs and five aces for Mount Pulaski.

Pana drops first, rallies with defense

PANA — The Pana Panthers dropped the first set at home but rallied two win the final two sets in part to the play of Brayer Denton, with Pana winning 13-25, 25-21, 25-17.

Denton had 18 digs for the Panthers, as well as two service aces. The Pana squad recorded a total of 48 digs.

Carsen Sims had 10 digs for Pana; Jillian Hamilton had seven.

Pana is 8-2 overall.

IN OTHER NEWS: ASHLYN HERMES had 10 kills and two blocks for South County in a 25-13, 25-14 win at Calvary. . . . HALEY ODOROZZI had two kills, two aces and a block for Mount Olive in a 14-25, 18-25 loss to East Alton-Wood River at Mount Olive. . . . ISABEL HUDSPETH had 10 kills, 10 digs and three blocks for Lutheran in a three-set win at home over Petersburg PORTA 23-25, 25-15, 25-21. . . . CAROLINE LENDY had 15 kills, five digs, three aces and a block for Athens in a 25-13, 25-5 win at home over Delevan. . . . CASSIE KRAGER had 10 digs and eight kills for Raymond Lincolnwood in a 27-25, 25-19 victory at Morrisonville. The Lancers are 4-0. . . . MELANIE RHOADES had five digs and four kills for Pawnee in a 25-14, 25-21 victory over North Mac. . . . . New Berlin advanced to 5-0 and 3-0 in the Sangamo Conference with a 22-25, 25-16, 25-16 win over Auburn with 21 digs and three aces from ELLA ROGERS. . . . JILL STAYTON had 10 digs and nine kills for Carlinville in a 25-22, 25-21 victory over Roxana.

GIRLS GOLF

Fair leads Senators to quad win

Kylie Fair recorded a two-over-par 38 at The Rail Golf Course to take medalist honors and lead Springfield High to a 26-shot victory at the quadrangular match that included Williamsville (206), Pana (235), and Gillespie (260).

Faith Davis of Williamsville had the second-lowest individual score with a 41.

Springfield High golfers Katie Milhiser and Katie Chen each shot a 47 to tie for third among individuals while teammate Jackie Romer finished with a 48.

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